Eric Haber bets $180,000 and Dan Hicks calls. The flop comes J 9 5 and Hicks announces he is all-in. Haber calls immediately and flips over J J for a set of jacks. Hicks is disgusted when he turns over 10 9 for a pair of nines.

Hicks would need a lot of help to survive as we head to the turn. It comes 7 and the river is a meaningless A.

Haber is our WSOPC Caesars Atlantic City Champ!

Hicks will receive $237,124 for his second place finish while Haber will take home the whole first place package which includes a WSOPC ring, a seat in the 2008 main event and, of course, $431,136.

Eric Haber just hit a flush against Dan Hicks to whittle his stack even further down. Hicks is in deep trouble and will need to double soon if he wants a shot at winning this thing.

Eric Haber just won an epic hand against Dan Hicks. Hicks bet $200,000 preflop and Haber called instantly. The flop came 5 3 3 and Haber bets $300,000 but Hicks re-raises all-in. Haber thinks for a couple minutes but then makes the call and flips over:

Eric Haber: 6 5

Dan Hicks: A J

The board finishes 8 and then 2 and Haber won what might be the most important hand fo the tournament.

Haber is now close to $4 million while Hicks has a little over $1 million.

Haber raises $180,000 pre-flop and Hicks re-raises an extra $400,000. The flop comes 6 4 2 and Hicks announces he is all-in for approximately $2 million. He has Haber covered.

Haber goes deep into the tank and asks out loud, "Can I hit a club?"

Eventually he lays it down and Hicks rakes a big one.

Eric Haber and Dan Hicks see a flop of 10 7 3 and both players check. The turn comes 4 and Haber bets $100,000. Hicks calls and the river comes K and Haber fires again this time $200,000. Hicks calls and flips over 8 4 but Haber has him beat with 10 8 for the pair of tens.

We're down to heads-up play with Eric Haber vs. Dan Hicks. They start with similar stacks.

1. Dan Hicks	$2.9 million
2. Eric Haber	$2.5 million

 

Eric Haber bet $180,000 from the small blind and Sumeet Batra went all-in from the big blind. Haber decided to make the call and the players flipped over their cards:

Eric Haber: A 5

Sumeet Batra: A 7

The board goes J 5 3 8 6 and Haber gets lucky to hit a five and win the pot. The players look about even but the dealer counts it out and Haber has Batra covered. Batra is eliminated third and will receive $121,257 for his efforts.

We're down to heads-up play.

After becoming somewhat passive for the early part of three-handed play Dan Hicks just struck back in a big way.

Eric Haber bet $180,000 from the button and Hicks called from the big blind. The flop came 10 7 6 and Hicks checked but Haber bet $250,000. Hicks called and the turn comes 10. Hicks checks again but this time Haber bets $500,000. Hicks calls and the river falls J. Hicks announces he is all-in for approximately $1.3 million.

It's a huge pot up for grabs and Haber goes deep into thought. He has approximately $1 million left so if he calls this hand will likely decide his tournament life.

"The question is what would Bax [Cliff Josephy] do?" Haber said. "He probably would have folded this a long time ago. This is either the worst call or the worst fold. I haven't decided which, yet."

Eventually Haber folds and Hicks rakes the pot.

"Nice hand," says Josephy.

It seems as if the shorter stacks like the idea of facing each other instead of Dan Hicks. Batra and Haber just played three consecutive hands against each other with Haber winning one and Batra winning two. None of the hands went to showdown.

The three remaining players have reached Level 23 and are currently dealing with blinds of $30,000/$60,000 and a $5,000 ante.

Game on!